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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued an order extending the validity of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) which are due to expire between October 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

As per the United States Department of Energy (US-DOE), lighting causes 5-6 percent of the overall greenhouse gas emissions globally. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can greatly help in mitigating the adverse effects of greenhouse emissions.

Under the first pilot scheme for reviving stressed thermal power projects without power sale contracts, four states namely Bihar, West Bengal, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have agreed to procure power for medium term (3 years) from these projects.

In another case involving delay in commissioning of a solar project, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has declared that the petitioner, a rooftop solar project installer, is not entitled to any of the reliefs sought for due to the delay

GE Power India Ltd, an arm of American industrial giant GE, today announced it has bagged four contracts worth Rs 1,783 crore from state-owned NTPC Ltd for supply of emission control equipment for its coal-based power plants.

With growing conversations around sustainable living and climate change, transition to renewable energy sources for power generation has the focus of considerable interest. Owing to the debilitating effects of fossil fuels and other

Electricity distribution companies of four states – Bihar, West Bengal, Telangana and Tamil Nadu – today signed power purchase agreements with trader PTC India while seven private generating companies also inked pacts with PTC

The government has decided to divest a 9 per cent stake in Coal India through a two-day offer for sale starting Wednesday, which is expected to fetch the Centre about Rs 14,000 crore at the floor price, including a greenshoe option.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has on-boarded Banglore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and Banglore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to launch Bharat Bill Pay that enables over one crore consumers

Vedanta on Wednesday reported a 43 per cent drop in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 1,135 crore for September quarter on lower interest income. Analysts in an ET NOW poll had estimated the profit figure at Rs 1,324 crore.

Oil product margins have been tossed around on a wild rollercoaster ride in October, as factors like impending Iran sanctions, the Sino-American trade war and upcoming new shipping regulations yank fuel profits up, down and back again.

Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia hit a 32-month low in September, as China, South Korea and Japan sharply cut their purchases ahead of upcoming U.S. sanctions on Tehran, government and ship-tracking data showed.

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre on Vedanta Ltd's plea challenging its notice to oil marketing companies (OMCs) not to forward to the company its share of the proceeds from sale of petroleum products.

The Narendra Modi government is contemplating to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said here. "We have done so much work, but there is some problem pertaining to petrol and diesel prices.

Fuel prices have been on a decline in recent times, oil marketing firms slashing petrol prices by over Rs 3 in national capital Delhi in the last two weeks alone. One litre of petrol is now retailing at Rs 79.55, down by Rs 3.28 from

Indian Railways is planning to seek additional Rs 18,000 crore of gross budgetary support (GBS) from the Finance Ministry for FY19 to accelerate its existing infrastructure projects, as per a report in Financial Express.

India will need around USD 4.5 trillion till 2040 for development of infrastructure sector in the country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Wednesday. Kant further said that there is an urgent need to restructure entire existing public-private partnership

Indian Railways booking tickets online system will not be available for hours today! This Indian Railways decision may cause inconvenience to lakhs of passengers as it will block the passenger reservation system (PRS)

The movement of long distance and local trains on Barauni-Katihar section under Sonpur division of East Central railway was disrupted after a wagon of goods train derailed near Pasraha railway station today.

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has acquired IDFC Infrastructure Finance (IDFC-IFL), an infrastructure debt fund. This acquisition is the first investment from NIIF’s strategic fund.

Cube Highways, backed by global private equity fund I Squared Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), is close to signing an agreement with IL&FS to purchase its seven toll road projects with an enterprise value

Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) has started testing the East-West Metro — the penultimate inspection before the service can become operational. A 14-member team from RDSO, under the ministry of railways

Hoax bomb call created a commotion in Chennai-New Delhi express train and Railway security personnel in the early hours on Wednesday. Railway Protection Force and Government Railway police personnel searched the train after halting at Krishna